NEWS-LEDGER — MAY 30, 2012 – By John Young, Yolo Co. Agricultural Commissioner and Sealer of Weights & Measures Farm-to-School programs combine public health and agricultural marketing objectives with the potential to change the way young people eat, think about food and improve their health through development of life-long healthy eating habits. Farm-to-School Yolo is [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — MAY 30, 2012 – By Sam Urrea River City High School Journalism Program JORDAN HAD COVERED THIS TYPE OF EVENT BEFORE, AS A STUDENT REPORTER. BUT THIS TIME, SHE WAS THE ONE IN THE NEWS. River City High School senior Jordan Ligons held a celebratory gathering earlier this month to sign [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — MAY 30, 2012 By Steve Marschke News-Ledger Editor West Sacramento police suffered the indignity of having a suspect in custody simply walk out the door of the local police station on May 17. The incident was of a kind that “has never happened before and will likely never happen again,” said [...]

FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — MAY 30, 2012 – The new training vessel for the West Sacramento Sea Scouts is the 125-foot, former Coast Guard cutter ‘Morris.’ The Morris was built in 1927 as a “rum-chaser” to catch offshore liquor smugglers during prohibition, said Nate Eckler, skipper of the youth maritime program. The News-Ledger last [...]

NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — JUNE 1, 2012 – A few minutes ago, Vicky Fletcher of the animal services division (Yolo Sheriff’s Department) gave us an update on the dogs being sought after one of them bit a teen in Southport on May 24 near Shasta Way. The 15-year old victim approached the two small white dogs, [...]

NEWS-LEDGER ONLINE — JUNE 1, 2012 – West Sacramento police are looking for help from the public in solving a shooting that occurred late last night on the 1100-block of Hobson Avenue. Police responded to a report of a shooting at about 11:40 p.m., said Sergeant Nathan Steele of the West Sacramento Police Department. [...]

NEWS-LEDGER — MAY 30, 2012 – The Yolo County Sheriff’s Office, Animal Services Section is asking the public’s help in attempting to locate a biting dog involved in an incident in West Sacramento. The incident occurred on Thursday at about 4:00 p.m., reports Vicky Fletcher of the Animal Services division. A 15-year old was walking [...]

Interesting. I always see people fishing these two ponds. Anyone have any idea what they are fishing for? It’s near my house and I’ve always thought about walking over and throwing my line in but I don’t know what’s in there. […]